Cement news 2018

The first clinker was received on schedule at HeidelbergCement’s Burglengenfeld cement works in Germany in April 2018, after two years of construction.

Loesche is to continue development of processes to condition BOF steel slag for use as an alternative cementitious material, after winning a legal dispute over ownership of the technology.

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua is to buy the Three Forks cement plant from CRH, following a settlement with the FTC over CRH’s acquisition of Ash Grove Cement.

A selection of some of the week's most popular stories from the team at World Cement.

CEMEX has provided concrete for the repair of road transport infrastructure along the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

WAMGROUP has inaugurated a new Technology Centre at its site in Ponte Motte di Cavezzo, Italy.

CEMEX US is supplying more than 80 000 cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete to the new Turnberry Ocean Club Residence.

Micromeritics Instrument Corp., a leading global manufacturer of products for advanced material characterisation, has announced the acquisition of Freeman Technology, a specialist in powder flow properties.

Hanson UK, a leading supplier of heavy building materials to the construction industry, has been awarded a £350 million contract for Cwmbran hospital in south Wales.

LafargeHolcim is supplying materials for the construction of the second Roche Tower in Basel, which will be Switzerland’s tallest.